The Walvis Bay Municipality has allocated erven at Farm 37, on the outskirts of the town, to the first 50 landless people.
The Mayor has urged the first beneficiaries to start building their structures as of today.
The Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Natalia |Goagoses visited the bereaved family of the late Councillor of Usakos and Deputy Mayor Aletta Katiti Sem.
PDM Councillor Sem died on Sunday after complaining of chest pain during a church service.
The ||Kharas Regional Council is making progress in implementing infrastructure development projects despite slow movement due to budgetary constraints.
The past few weeks have been steeped in extremely cold weather and strong winds. So much so that residents in the informal settlements feared for their lives and businesses.
40-year-old Jacobine Handjamba from Havana Settlement in Windhoek was among those fearing for her livelihood.
The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) held an awareness session on the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programme in the Zambezi Region.
NBC's Kaisames FM will host its 17th ||Goa!haob Social Games at Otjiwarongo in August.
Kaisames station manager Desrae Christiaan says the ||Goa!haob Social Games are an extension of the station's popular morning show, ||Goa!haob.
Tsumeb residents who were evicted from the Endobo compound last year are still camping in makeshift structures.
In October last year, hundreds of Endobo compound residents were evicted due to non-payment of rent.
The South African High Commission and partners celebrated Nelson Mandela Day with the residents of the Katutura Old Age Home.
The High Commission, in partnership with South African Airways and Namib Mills, donated 500 kilogrammes of food to the old age home.
The Construction Industry Federation held a demonstration in the capital, pleading for due recognition and support for local contractors from the government.
Demonstrators claim that the government has for years turned a blind eye to Namibian contractors' plight, leaving them without jobs.
Communities of Namibian descent living in Botswana are likely to be recognized by that country's government and could occupy influential positions, including in the House of Traditional Chiefs.
